"The theoretical throughput improvement offered by USB 3.0 is dramatic - a theoretical 10X jump over existing USB 2.0 hardware. USB 2.0 maxed out at a theoretical 480Mbps, while USB 3.0 can theoretically handle up to 5Gbps."

Intel meanwhile, are expected to roll out USB 3.0 sometime in 2011.

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